CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Men's Basketball played host to UMass in an exhibition on Friday night and fell, 82-74, at Lavietes Pavilion. Four Crimson players scored in double figures, with first-year
Jason Singleton posting a game-high 23 points and team-high six rebounds.
How It Happened
- UMass opened the game by scoring the first 10 points, with Thomas Batties II snapping the streak with a put-back. The bucket sparked the Crimson as it went on to score 15 unanswered points to take a 17-10 lead.
- The contest remained a two-possession game deep into the first half. The Minutemen took a 38-35 lead on a Dwayne Wimbley Jr. jumper and later extended their cushion to six points (41-35), with 70 seconds left in the first. UMass eventually took a 44-36 advantage into the mid-game break.
- When play resumed, UMass extended its lead to 13 just 2:15 into the new half. Harvard, however, answered with a 6-0 run to get its deficit back to single digits. The Crimson later got to within 54-48 on a Jason Singleton dunk with 13:54 to go.
- Singleton single-handily kept Harvard within striking distance scoring seven straight points, his dunk included. His sixth and seventh points brought the hosts to within 61-53 with just under 11 minutes to play.
- Harvard was faced with a 70-60 hole with 5:57 to go when Singleton scored bucket and Batties knocked down a triple. Then on the ensuing possession, Ben Eisendrath picked up a steal and was fouled on the other end. The guard nailed both free throws and all of a sudden the Crimson was down, 70-67.
- The teams traded baskets after that, but the visitors scored seven unanswered to balloon their lead to 79-69 and effectively put the game away. Harvard did not get closer than seven points the rest of the way.
Player Notes
Jason Singleton – Scored a game-high 23 points… Grabbed a team-high six rebounds… Was an impressive 10-for-11 from the field in just over 23 minutes of action.
Robert Hinton – Scored 13 points, the second most on the team… Added three rebounds, one assist and two steals.
Thomas Batties II – Reached double figures in scoring with 11 points… Knocked down a game-high three treys… Added five boards and three assists.
Tey Barbour – Knocked down a pair of threes en route to 10 points… Pulled down five rebounds and dished three assists… Also added two steals.
Ben Eisendrath – Filled the stat sheet with nine points, four rebounds, game-high five assists and three steals.
Up Next
Harvard officially opens the 2026-27 campaign on Monday, Nov. 2, when it plays host to MIT. Tip-off at Lavietes Pavilion is set for 7 p.m. ET, with the contest airing live on ESPN+. Tickets for the game are also available at GoCrimson.com.
